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Cake day: August 5th, 2023

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  • Maybe it’s because I’m in a particularly vulnerable state but honestly your post changed my mind on this. Previously I believed the typical way of doing things was correct. Who would want their pet to be in needless pain, right? I guess I just never thought about it any deeper than that. I love my cat more than anything else in existence, almost more than life itself. I like to think he feels that same way about me, he certainly acts like it. How could I ever make that choice, to cut short our last moments together? And I realize I couldn’t. I could never.



  • Not sure why you’re being shit on so hard in the comments. Speaking as someone who’s pretty guilty of soft ghosting people, including longtime friends. I don’t really mean to do it. I lie to myself and say I’ll reply later. Reason why I’m not replying at the time usually being lack of energy. My worldview is so bleak and warped from what it used to be that it’s unrecognizable. Sometimes I feel like why bother replying, I’ve got nothing new and if they ask how I’m doing it’ll just bring them down with the same old shit. My texting is mostly mechanical. Order ready for pickup, meeting location/time, etc. And I’m getting tired of tacking on positive lies to keep the vibe acceptable. “…but I’m making things work”, “…but I’m doing alright”, “…but things will get better soon I’m sure.”











  • I believe it’s partially because the national debt has always been high and keeps getting higher. It’s been a little while since I checked or heard anything about it, but it got a lot of press time in the 2010’s. I feel like that affected how americans view debt. I’ve also heard the financial advice espoused by banks “it’s financially healthy to have some debt, it helps you build credit”. Which is partially a crock of shit and regardless of the veracity of that statement, it mostly leads to people digging a hole they can’t get out of.





  • Personally I think your ending statement sounds correct. Yeah you fucked up but you’re acknowledging it. The self appointed cop sounds like a real prick, I’ve met the type. You said early on there were no leaders out there, yet this guy decides to call himself an authority. Sounds like he only made things worse, maybe the two of you could have come to a better understanding together. Or not. But a possibility at least.

    There is one other thing I wanted to comment on - she said you had no right to comment on her body like that and you’re saying she misunderstood what “that” was. Give her the benefit of the doubt. Assume she understands correctly and work your thoughts from that standpoint. Things will be easier that way, I feel.




  • I browse lemmy exclusively, as a result of distaste for corporatization. Personally I have no reason to leave and I doubt I will anytime soon. I don’t have any particular niches that I’m a part of, so the only thing that would cause me to leave is if the feed dried up. I usually open lemmy in the morning and scroll All - top 12h. I get an hour or so of scrolling before I reach posts with sub-10 votes. And that’s all I really need. I’ll be here until I can’t do that anymore.